Improvement in wash-boilers



UNITED STATES PATENT OFETCE.

LINUS FAIRCHILD, OF ROME, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASH-BOILERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156, 844, datedNovember 17, 1874; application filed September 8, 1874.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LrNUs FAIECEILD, of Rome, in the county of Henry andState of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inWashBoilers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in Which-Figure l is a perspective view 5 and Fig. 2, a vertical section of myimprovement, styled a conductor, through the dotted line of thefirst-named figure.

Corresponding parts in the two figures are designated by like letters.

This invention relates to certain improvements in wash-boilers, forproducing a complete revolution of the water in ebullition in theboiler; and it consists of a conductor with a tube and perforatedconical base, having an inner upwardly-inclined lian ge or plate aroundits lower edge, and in line with and below its perforations,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawing, A refers to a conductor for use in wash-boilers7with a flat tube, a, and conical base a', provided at its outer edgewith the perforations or holes b b, and around its lower edge, in alinewith and below the said perforations, with an inner upwardly-inclinedflange or plate, B, as shown in Fig. 2. The object of this flange orplate is to deect the boiling water in its upward passage to such anextent as to prevent its passing through the perforations or holes b b,and thus direct and cause it to ascend by way of the tube a, and allowit, in its descent, to enter and pass back into the conductor throughthe said perforations, by which it will be seen that a complete oruninterrupted revolution of the water in ebullition will be maintained,expediting the process of cleansing the clothes. O O is a guard orprotector for the perforations or holes b b, to prevent the clothesinserted in the boiler and resting against the conductor vfrominterceptin g the passage of the water in ebullition through them. lltconsists of plates or arches c c, fastened upon the conical base a ofthe conductor at suitable distances apart, and in line 4with theperforations or holes b b, and of wires or strips c c', fastened uponthe said plates or arches c c in any known way, forming a skeletonsupportfor the clothes, by which as little obstruction or hinderance isoffered to the passage of the water in ebullition as possible, and theexposure of a greater amount of the surface of the clothes to the actionof the agitated water is secured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

The conductor A, with its perforated conical base and innerupwardly-inclined ilange or plate B, arranged with reference to theperforations substantially as shown and described, and for the purposespecified.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this4th day of September, 1874. Y

LINUS FAIROHILD.

Witnesses:

WM. SCOTT, ALICE SCOTT, SILAS GURK.

